What is different between vowels and consonants?

Answer 1

Consonants are pronounced by obstructing the airflow through the vocal tract, vowels are pronounced by passing air through different shapes of the mouth. Example: pronounce the letter T. You find that you must flick your tongue on your teeth, or obstructing the airflow through the vocal tract. Try other consonants too, like P is pronounce by pushing the lips together then apart. now pronounce all the vowels, you'll find you don't really use your lips tongue or teeth, just shaping your mouth differently and pushing air out.

Answer 2

Vowels are speech sounds produced with an open vocal tract, while consonants are speech sounds produced with a partial or complete obstruction of airflow. Vowels can usually be pronounced on their own, while consonants often need a vowel to be pronounced in a word. In English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y and w, while the rest of the letters are consonants.